PORT ST. LUCIE — Steven Matz is trying his best to remain in the mix for a spot on the Opening Day roster. The Mets lefty threw Tuesday for a second straight day – including a few pitches from the mound, according to pitching coach Dan Warthen – and looked “pretty decent.” It followed a throwing...
PHOENIX – The Jets do not have a starting quarterback. That might not be breaking news, but it was notable that coach Todd Bowles declared an open competition at the position between Josh McCown, Christian Hackenberg and Bryce Petty. When the Jets signed McCown to a one-year, $6 million deal last week, some assumed he...
Public transport is objectively a terrible place to be a woman in Mexico. In the country’s capital city, 65 percent of women revealed that they have been groped, cat-called or otherwise harassed on a bus or train, but that they are fearful of reporting the incidents to the – usually male – authorities. The Mexican...
The city’s Department of Correction is ignoring state law by not offering young Rikers Island inmates a chance to take high school classes, according to a report released Tuesday. Prisoners under 21 are entitled by state law to educational services, but an audit by Comptroller Scott Stringer said 68 percent of those between 18 and...
The nephew of aged Bonanno wiseguy Vincent Asaro – who was nabbed last week in connection with a road-rage arson after a jury cleared him on charges he masterminded the JFK Lufthansa heist – was busted by the feds Tuesday alongside nine other purported associates, law enforcement sources said. Asaro kin and acting capo Ronald...
Fey and Baldwin worked together on NBC's "30 Rock" from 2006-2013.
Google’s brand safety advertising imbroglio will likely benefit traditional TV networks and “safe” digital outlets, such as Sony’s Crackle, several media agencies said Monday. Some of those agency executives sat down with clients last weekend to assess the fallout, they told The Post. Some on Wall Street have estimated that as much as $1 billion...
A lawyer for former state Sen. John Sampson attempted to convince a judicial panel during just five minutes of flustered arguments Tuesday that that fallen Democrat should be allowed to stay out of jail on bail pending his appeal of a corruption conviction. Sampson, who is scheduled to surrender April 21 to begin serving a...
It was a blowout, plain and simple. The San Antonio Spurs ran all over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night, winning 103-74 in a game that didn’t even feel that close. LeBron James and Co. looked totally overwhelmed by the size and speed of the Spurs and unable to handle the play of surging MVP candidate...
LOS ANGELES — More than half of Southern California’s beaches could completely erode back to coastal infrastructure or sea cliffs by the year 2100 as the sea level rises, according to a study released Monday. Using a new computer model to predict shoreline effects caused by the rise of sea levels and changes in storm...
The invention of the smartphone has changed the way we communicate forever. But it has also allowed extremists to spread terror across the world like never before. For the first time in human history, fanatics can instantly talk to each other using software that scrambles their messages so no one else can read them. Software...
Too many maudlin stories make it sound as though every restaurant in town is closing for one reason or another — usually a supposedly greedy landlord. The many more happy endings somehow get less media attention. Here’s one such win-win result. The Upper East Side’s popular northern Italian restaurant Firenze has quickly found a new...
The NYPD does a good job alerting the city’s housing authority about dangerous criminal residents — but NYCHA routinely does little or nothing with the information, according to a new Department of Investigation report released Tuesday. The follow-up DOI report comes after a 2015 investigation that found that violent criminals living in public-housing were getting...
Derrick Campana is known worldwide as “Dr. Dolittle.” He doesn’t talk to the animals, but this certified orthotist does provide prosthetic limbs for dogs, horses, and even an elephant in Thailand that lost its leg to a land mine explosion. Campana, founder of Bionic Pets, LLC, operates out of Sterling, Virginia.
LONDON — The wife of the man who killed four people outside Britain’s Parliament last week condemned the attack, saying she is “saddened and shocked.” In statement released through London police on Tuesday, Khalid Masood’s wife, Rohey Hydara, also said “I express my condolences to the families of the victims that have died, and wish...
Authorities in Oregon are trying to learn who killed a bald eagle found dead Monday with its talons removed, OregonLive.com reported. There were no signs of other injuries to the bird. The bird, which is protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, was reportedly discarded at the mouth of the Winchuch River on...
Don’t mess with our stretch, United Airlines, or risk the wrath of leggings lovers. The social media matter of The Kids in Leggings vs. United snapped to the surface Sunday. That’s when one Shannon Watts said on Twitter she had witnessed a gate agent refusing to let two girls board a flight from Denver to...
MIAMI — Two Miami-Dade County police officers have been wounded in what authorities called “an ambush-style” shooting. Authorities say the plainclothes officers were shot Monday night while investigating at the Annie Coleman Apartments on the city’s north side. The officers were part of the Homicide Task Force-Gang Unit. Miami-Dade Police Director Juan Perez says fellow...
OAKLAND, Calif. — Building inspectors found multiple fire code violations at a Northern California building just three days before a blaze erupted, killing three of the low-income residents. During a Friday inspection, officials found the building lacked fire extinguishers, smoke detectors in every apartment and a working fire sprinkler system, among other violations, documents released...
DETROIT — Michigan and the city of Flint agreed Monday to replace thousands of home water lines under a sweeping deal to settle a lawsuit by residents over lead-contaminated water in the struggling community. Flint will replace at least 18,000 lead or galvanized-steel water lines by 2020, and the state will pick up the bill...
Perhaps some of the residue from last weekend’s NCAA East Regional rubbed off on the Knicks after South Carolina used their locker room while earning its first ever trip to the Final Four. Watching a bunch of college kids playing with heart and passion in games where every point and possession mattered was exhilarating. Cheers...
Former Xavier, Providence and Virginia coach Pete Gillen, a CBS Sports Network college analyst and NYC Basketball Hall of Famer, shares some of his March Madness thoughts and predictions with The Post. As told to Steve Serby. Jimmy Lynam, the former St. Joe’s and NBA coach, once told me, “Every game is a completely unique...
SAN FRANCISCO — Waze’s traffic navigation app already shows ads prodding drivers to swing by fast-food joints like Dunkin’ Donuts and Taco Bell. Now it’s adding a new item to its menu — the ability to place orders at some shops. On Tuesday, the Google-owned app will start letting drivers purchase coffee and other items...
Gov. Cuomo said he’s willing to keep state government afloat with temporary budget extenders until he sees what damage President Trump and Congress inflict on New York’s finances. Cuomo said Trump’s preliminary spending outline, if approved, would slash aid to New York by $1.2 billion. Cuomo’s comments on NY 1 Monday night were a shot...
BANGKOK — A Scottish kickboxer has died after an apparent attempt to lose weight in preparation for a fight in Thailand. Police Capt. Prachakorn Promduang said the body of 21-year-old Jordan Coe was discovered Sunday morning clad in multiple layers of clothing. He had been 6.6 pounds over the weight class limit for a Sunday...
